Roger Apery earned international fame in 1978 as a mathematician at the end of his career, with the proof of the irrationality of the constant z(3), now named after him. In December of 1970, he received the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.
Roger Apery earned international fame in 1978 as a mathematician at the end of his career, with the proof of the irrationality of the constant z(3), now named after him. In December of 1970, he received the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.
Inscription
LOUISE VAN DER CRUYSSEN
EPOUSE GEORGES APERY
1892-1965
GEORGES APERY
1887-1978
ROGER APERY
1916-1994
1 + 1/8 + 1/27 + 1/64 +... p/q
Gravesite Details
The ashes of Roger Apery are stored with those of his parents in Columbarium number 7971 behind a plaque where his most famous result is engraved.
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